No, but I sure wish I did... I've experienced carb icing on several occasions when it's cold out. On both the GPz1100 and the ZZR1200. On 6/18/07, Jerry Clair <darkclarity2k at yahoo.com> wrote: I was told it's a carb heater mechanism. This is standard on the German ver. Anyone else have this? -- Utah Jeff '96 SheePz1100